Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword. Introduction. Part I: Buddhism. King Ashoka's Question: What Is Your Secret? Maturity and Serenity. The Story of Siddhartha. The Hindu Context. The Core of the Buddha's Teachings. The Noble Truth of Dukkha (Suffering), Part 1: Suffering and Transitoriness. The Noble Truth of Dukkha, Part 2: Caught in the Causal Matrix. The Noble Truth of Tanha (Craving). The Noble Truth of Nirvana (Liberation), Part 1: Conquer the Beasts Within. The Noble Truth of Nirvana, Part 2: The Nature of Attachment. The Buddha: The Compassionate One. Supermaturity. Anatman Reconsidered: You Are Not Your Mind. The Noble Truth of Magga (The Path), Part 1: Wisdom and Ethics. The Noble Truth of Magga, Part 2: Mental Discipline. Poetry Interlude No. 1: Transcending. Part II: Yoga. Yoga and Buddhism. I Discover Hatha Yoga. Savarasana. The Yogic State, Part 1: Immersion. The Yogic State, Part 2: Transforming Judgment. The Yogic State, Part 3: Life Is Where You Find It. Yogic Theory: The Unenlightened Mind. The Eight Angas, Part 1: The Practices. The Eight Angas, Part 2: The Experiences. Yogic Theory: The Enlightened Mind. Poetry Interlude No. 2: Prelude. Part III: Extended Supplements. Buddhism, Yoga, and Western Psychology. Mindfulness and Right Thoughts. Problem Solving as Compassionate Action. Empathic Assertiveness as Right Speech. Poetry Interlude No. 3: The Bequest. Part IV: Handling Anger. The Nature of Anger. Anger: Assumptions and Levels of Expression. A Schematic, Physiological Model. General Methods for Decreasing Anger. Specific Methods, Part 1: Right Views of Others. Specific Methods, Part 2: Changing One's Own Attitudes. Specific Methods, Part 3: When Anger Occurs. Afterword.